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FROM: William Walker,,M.D.,Health Services Director �J
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By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator •.- - ` .t.
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DATE: August 25, 2005County�
SUBJECT: Approval of Contract#27-543 with Cyracorn International,Inc. � /0
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)8.BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMAMNDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Rich Harrison) to execute on
behalf of the County, Contract #27-543 with Cyracorn International, Inc., a corporation, in an
amount not to exceed $150,,000, to provide over-the-phone interpreter services for the period from
September 1,200.5 through August 31,2006.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by Contra Costa Health Plan (Health Plan) member premiums.
Costs depend upon utilization. As appropriate,patients and/or third party payors,will be billed for
services.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S)FOR RECOMIVVIENDATION(S):
State and Federal regulations require the Health Services Department to have available
interpretation services for non-English speaking residents using the County's Health Services.
This Contractor recruits, screens, trains, supervises, and otherwise provides qualified interpreters
to provide over-the-phone foreign language translation services, with over 100 languages from
Vietnamese to Portuguese, for Contra Costa Health Plan patients.
On July 27, 2004, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #27-543-3 with Cyracom
International,, Inc, for the period from September 1, 2004 through August 31, 2005, for the
provision of over-the-phone interpreter services.
Approval of Contract #27-543-4 will allow the Contractor to continue providing services through
August 31,2006.
CONTINUED ON ATTA HMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
✓RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOM E DAT NOF BOARD COMMITTEE
L--- 'APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF f30ARDN APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AUNANIMOUS (ABSEN _ -- AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED
JOHN SWEIAEN,CLERK OF THE'BOPAD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMI ISTRATOR
Contact Person: Rich Harrison 313-6008
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